Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, with fast-moving flames burning through homes and businesses. Residents are fleeing smoke-filled canyons.

As wildfires blazed across Los Angeles, General Hospital issued a content warning for Wednesday's scheduled episode and several subsequent ones, which depict the aftermath of a massive explosion that leads to an out-of-control house fire.

As of Friday afternoon, six wildfires were burning across Los Angeles County, including a fresh one that had ignited just hours earlier.

Satellite and aerial images captured the extent of the damage wrought by the wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles.

At least five people have been killed and thousands of structures have burned in wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area

The City of Angels became a city of ashes this week as residents returned from fleeing the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, searching for any trace of the homes they cherished.